Convertible chair



S. SINGLETERRY. CONVERTIBLE CHA IR. APPLICATION FILED LAN. 2a. 1920.

Patented July 20, 1920.

SIDNEY 'SINGLETERRY, 01 DALLAS, OREGON.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

7 Specification-of Letters Patent. Patent d Jfil go 1920 Applicationfiled Januar as, 1920. Serial no. 354,686.

To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEYSINGLETERRY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county ofPolk and State of regon, have invented certain new and use fulImprovements in Convertible Chairs, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to combination chairs and it has for its objectto provide a chair having a back section which may be swung toapositionto constitute a seat for a child. In other words, it isintended to so construct an ordinary dining chair as to make the sameserve, upon occasion, as a high chair. It is the primary object of theinvention to provide an improved construction of the character indicatedembodying a tray and means for supporting the same above and in front ofthe seat, an element of the supporting means of the tray lying inposition to be straddled by the child and to prevent the child fromslipping downwardly beneath the tray.

It is a further object of the invention to so construct the swingingback section that constitutes the seat of the high chair that when thesame is swung upwardly against the back proper of the chair itconstitutes an element of the back and presents an ornamentalappearance.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in thedetailed description which now follows:

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chairconstructed in accordance with the invention, and

Fig. 2 is a vertical, sectional view of said chair.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in both of the figures ofthe drawing.

Referring to the drawing, 5 designates the back and G the seat portionof an ordinary dining chair. A swingingback section 7 has its under orouter side upholstered as indicated at 8 so that when swung upon itspivots 9 to a position where it lies be tween the side posts 5 of theback 5, it will constitute an element of said back and, to outwardappearances, will look like an ordinary upholstered back. lVhile it ispreferred to upholster or cover the surface of the back section 7 withleather or other suitable material, it is to be understood that thiscovering material may be omitted and the wood may be suitably finished,in lien and being moved.

thereof. When swung outwardly and downwardly upon pivots 9 which projectlaterally from the opposite rear corners of the swinging section 7, saidsection constitutes a seat for a child and the seat 6 of the chair thenserves as a footrest for the child. Then in its latter position the backsection 7 is supported by two pairs of links 10, 11, the links 10 beingpivoted at their upper ends to the inner faces of the side posts 5pivoted at their lower ends to the links 11 The links 11 are in turnpivoted at 12 to the outer portion of the seat section 7. Ears 13carried by the posts 5 receive the down turned ends M of straps 15, saidstraps being carried by a tray 16. This tra-y has a central dependingleg 17 so positioned that its lower end rests upon the seat section 7 atsuch a point that it may be conveniently straddled by the child, andwill not only serve the function of supporting the outer part of thetray but will serve to prevent the child from slipping downwardlybeneath the tray. It will be understood that when the seat section 7 isfolded upwardly against the back 5, the tray at 16 will be entirely re-The pivots 9 engage keepers 18 that are secured to the inner faces ofthe posts 5 and these keepers are provided with slots 19 of a shape topermit the disengagement of the pivots 9 therefrom. Thus it is possibleby completely disengaging these pivots from the keepers to swing theseat section 7 upon the pivots 12 to bring the upholstered side of thesection 7 uppermost.

This will cause the pivots 12 to then lie at that side of the section 7nearest the back 5. By moving the section 7 to the dotted line positionindicated at a in Fig. 2 and by supporting the outer end of said sectionupon a short leg 5 a seat is provided for a child too large to use ahigh chair but too small to use an ordinary dining chair. In otherwords, when in this position the section 7 serves as a seat for childrenof seven or eight years of age.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to-the preciseconstruction set forth but that it includes within its purview whateverchanges fairly come within either the terms or spirit of the appendedclaim.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- A device of thecharacter described comprising in combination with an ordinary diningchair a section having one of its faces upholstered, said sections beingdetachably hinged at its lower corners to the side posts of the back ofthe chair and being adapted to swing from a position where it liessubstantially vertically between the side posts of the chair to aposition ,where it lies substantially horizontal, links pivotallytconnected to each other and to the side posts of the chair ,and to the'said'section at a point upon the edges of said section remote from thehinge connections thereof, said links serving when the said' section isthrown downwardly upon its hinge connections to support said sectionhorizontally at one level above the seat properof the chair and serv- 7ing when said section is disconnected from "SiLlCl hinge connectlons andswung over upon the -.p1votal-1connect1ons of the llnks therewithtosupport said section at a lower level but above the seat proper of'thechair.

In testimony whereof I aflix 1n si 'nature. V V SIDNEY'SINGLE ERRY;

